Yeah, if a student is taught Github as part of their curriculum they're more likely to stick with it.

I can't really knock it, but at the same time, this has been Microsoft's strategy for a long time, with students learning Office in school but no competitors, so they take it with them in their private and professional life.

It's a difficult one though, given that both github and office are pretty standardized / ubiquitous everywhere.

I think this particular gripe has nothing to do with Microsoft as it predates the acquisition by quite some time.

On the other hand, git wouldn't be where it is now without GitHub. Together with the Kernel adopting git, Github payed a key role in git's success.

> Together with the Kernel adopting git,

Uhm, git was created by the people who were working on the kernel because they needed a better VCS.

Yes, and this was a big part of the success. If someone else had built it, they might not have used it, which would have given it a much rougher time adoption wise.

Aha, I wouldn’t worry too much about it. 20 years ago CVS was the new hotness in my RCS using lab. 10 years ago it was SVN. We’re due for a seismic shift soon.